Adjustable templet-form holder for self-centering templet-holders



J. D. HENON.

ADJUSTABLE TEMPLET FORM HOLDER FOR SELF CENTEBING TEMPLET HOLDERS'.

. APPLICATLON FILED DEC-22. l9l9. 1,393,125.

Patented Oct. 11, 1921.

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l. D. HENON. ADJUSTABLE TEMPLET FORM HOLDER FO R SELF CENTERING TEMPLET HOLDERS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-2% L919. 1,393,125

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN D. HENON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 11, 1921.

Application filed December 22, 1919. Serial'No; 346,762.

ful improvement in adjustable templet form holders for self centering templet holders, and has for its object to provide an exceedingly, simple and effective device in the form of a movable adjustable tilting frame to be used in pairs so made that templet holders can be secured thereto in such manner that the exact position and angle of the holders will correspond to the positionsuch holders previously occupied relative to each other when fitted to the end flanges of two pipe lines to be coupled together by a bent pipe, after which the length of the bent pipe may be determined and flanges fitted thereon at the right position and angles whereby they will accurately fit the end flanges of the line pipes to which the forms were originally fitted.

Another object of my invention is to provide interchangeable wood strips which may be secured to the frames at predetermined positions by the graduations so as to accommodate different sizes of pipes.

With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, I will describe its construction in detail, referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application in which Figure 1, is a plan view of one of my improved frames.

Fig. 2, is a side elevation of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3, is a front view thereof.

Fig. 4, is an elevation of two frames showing a templet rod and holders in position upon the frames.

Fig. 5, is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing the bent pipe in position upon the frames with the permanent flanges upon said pipe.

Fig. 6, is a face view of one of the templet holders used in connection with the templet rod for transfer to the frames.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied, 1 represents a base or bed preferably composed of sections of wood secured together by the bolt rods 2 the front end of which bed is beveled as indicated at 3 and to this beveled end are secured the strips 4 which latter project beyond the bed.

5 represents an adjustable frame which is hinged at 6 between the strips 4 which frame is composed of the side bars 7 a bottom cross head 8 and a top cross head 9, said heads being connected together by the sidebars 7.

The bottom cross head 8 has slots 10 formed.

therein while the top cross head 9 has slots 11 formed therein, these slots serving for the securement of the wooden strips 12 to the frame by means of the bolts 13. By this arrangement the wooden strips are adjustable to and from each other the amount of their adjustment being indicated by the graduations 1 1 and 15.

The bottom cross head 8 has formed thereon a ledge 16 for the reception of the lower ends of the wooden stripsl2.

17 are blocks secured to the rear portion of the bed 1 and in these blocks are pivoted the tubes 18 at 19 while 20 are blocks secured to the upper portion of the frame 5 and have pivoted at 21 the rods 22, said rods telescoping into the tubes 18. In order that the rods 22 may be held in any adjustment within the tubes 18 I provide split collars 23 upon the ends of the tubes and thumb screws 24 for clamping the rods. By this arrangement the frame 5 may be adjusted in any desired position and held against accidental displacement.

25 represents spikes which are utilized for securing the bed 1 to the floor in any position desired relative to another frame of similar character for the purpose hereinafter explained.

In practice two of these frames are used in connection with a templet rod and templet rod holders such as described in my application filed of even date herewith and in Fig. 4c the method of using these frames in connection with such templet rod and holders is illustrated which use is as follows.

The templet rod 26 having been secured in the holders 27, said rod and holders are transferred to two of the frames and the beds of the frames so set upon the floor and spiked thereto, and the adjustable members of said frames being so set that the faces of the holders will lie flat against the faces of the adjustable members of the frames after 26 into proper relative position to the frames which may be brought about by a further adjustment of the frames to compensate for any slight inaccuracies of the first adjustment. The templetrod and holders are then removed from the frames and the pipe 28 bent to conform to the shape of the templet rod and the flanges 29 placed upon the ends thereof and bolt holes drilled in said flanges to correspondto the holes previously drilled in the wooden strips 12. When by marking the pipe where the flanges fit there on the pipe flanges may be removed from the frames and permanently secured upon the pipe in accordance with said markings by expanding, threading or otherwise, the surplus ends of the pipe having previously been cut off. 7

When a pipe has been bentand had flanges fitted thereto as above described it will be found that it will exactly fit incoupling up the. ends of the line pipes to which the templet rod had previously been formed thus saving time, labor andexpense and preventing the straining of a coupling by thev lines to which it-is applied.

a By having the wooden strip 12 adjusted upon the cross heads various size pipes may be accommodated and by having the slots 11 as these'may be varied within the limits of I the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention. 7

. Havin thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and'useful is 1. In a device of the character described,

a base, means for securing said base to a floor, said base having one of its ends beveled from each face to a point intermediate said faces to provideclearance, strips secured to the sides of the base at the beveled end and projecting beyond said end, an adjustable member hinged between said strips and adapted to move about the beveled end, tubes pivoted to the base, rods pivoted to the ads justable member, said rods telescoping in said tubes and means for holding the rods in any adjustment in the tubes. I .2. In combination with a base, .a frame composed of a cross head having means by which it is hinged to saidbase, a second cross head, each of said cross heads having a graduated slot tllfiIBlIlfSlClQ bars connecting the cross heads, a ledge formed on the V first named cross head, and two parallel strips connecting the cross-heads and bolts passing through said strips and the slots for securing the strips in any adjustment.

In testimony whereof, I h ave hereunto.

affixed my signature.

JOHN D. HENON. 

